I vote the Chinese diet, assuming that "with black fungus" means "with mushrooms," as opposed to it being something like that nasty fungal corn stuff. Or the Muslim diet, simply based on its being spicy. The sweet potato soup was almost certainly the way to go. I'm kinda horrified that your beverage choices are apple or orange juice, though. No Pelligrino?
From those, I would have picked "Muslim Full." So you can choose every day, maybe from a different cuisine? It's not "once a vegatarian, always a vegetarian?"
I guess a vegetarian who wasn't into spicy food would be out of luck.
I think I'd choose Light Diet, just to figure out what a Wholemean Egg is. Actually I think I'd try to talk someone else into ordering that.
Oh and I'm guessing that the black fungus might be the one the Chinese call "wood ear" (mu er in Mandarin, I can't remember the Cantonese). It's kind of crunchy/cartiliganeous.
Huitlacoche is indeed Mexican and is really good as long as it's not canned.
I have this picture of the Mysterious one cracking the local net like some femme fatale from a Hollywood movie.
The Western Full-Diet looks like the hospital food I know. The Chinese and Muslim diets sound tasty. No doubt they manage to turn them into hospital food. But maybe they don't. I don't see valium anywhere on the menu. Problem is they usually don't give it to ya once you're past the bad part of withdrawl. OTOH, the shakes, sweats, &c. suck.
I will make a wager that Alameida will get really bored of Chinese, Muslim, Vegetarian, Western, Light, on repeat over and over, and she will say, "Today, the 'soft diet,' please!" There will be an audible gasp and then, ten minutes later, Alameida will say, "Fine, so it isn't cool after all."
I thought natto only came in little tubes. The better to contain its delightful marshmallowy strands of fetid goodness. I'm all for trying new things but I've never been able to get a spoonful of the stuff down, despite my Japanese friends swearing how great it was.
14: "The entire experience is difficult to describe, but if you can remember back to the very first time you made out with a hobo's ass, it's a lot like that."
I'd probably go for the Western or Muslim diets. Chinese, possibly, but I'm guessing the black fungus would bring back memories of the kinds of foods my relatives make that I never enjoyed eating as a kid and have avoided since.
I'd have gone Chinese Full Diet. (What the hell does that mean anyway?)
Posted by Urple | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:33 PM
Muslim all the way.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:33 PM
I vote the Chinese diet, assuming that "with black fungus" means "with mushrooms," as opposed to it being something like that nasty fungal corn stuff. Or the Muslim diet, simply based on its being spicy. The sweet potato soup was almost certainly the way to go. I'm kinda horrified that your beverage choices are apple or orange juice, though. No Pelligrino?
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:33 PM
Huitlacoche is Mexican.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:35 PM
From those, I would have picked "Muslim Full." So you can choose every day, maybe from a different cuisine? It's not "once a vegatarian, always a vegetarian?"
Posted by i don't pay | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:35 PM
yeah, I can mix it up. I'm having muslim later.
Posted by alameida | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:41 PM
Muslim diet- but in part because I hve no idea what Peh Chye is. And that rankles.
I hope you are doing ok.
Posted by benton | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:42 PM
Good to hear from you and that you're doing well.
I guess a vegetarian who wasn't into spicy food would be out of luck.
I think I'd choose Light Diet, just to figure out what a Wholemean Egg is. Actually I think I'd try to talk someone else into ordering that.
Oh and I'm guessing that the black fungus might be the one the Chinese call "wood ear" (mu er in Mandarin, I can't remember the Cantonese). It's kind of crunchy/cartiliganeous.
Huitlacoche is indeed Mexican and is really good as long as it's not canned.
Posted by M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:44 PM
Huitlacoche is Mexican.
Ogged is Mexican.
Q.E.D.
Huitlacoche is Ogged
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:45 PM
I have this picture of the Mysterious one cracking the local net like some femme fatale from a Hollywood movie.
The Western Full-Diet looks like the hospital food I know. The Chinese and Muslim diets sound tasty. No doubt they manage to turn them into hospital food. But maybe they don't. I don't see valium anywhere on the menu. Problem is they usually don't give it to ya once you're past the bad part of withdrawl. OTOH, the shakes, sweats, &c. suck.
Posted by md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:49 PM
Also, huitlacoche kicked the Iran team's ass.
Posted by M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:49 PM
Huitlacoche
Steve Don't Eat It!
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 9:55 PM
I will make a wager that Alameida will get really bored of Chinese, Muslim, Vegetarian, Western, Light, on repeat over and over, and she will say, "Today, the 'soft diet,' please!" There will be an audible gasp and then, ten minutes later, Alameida will say, "Fine, so it isn't cool after all."
Posted by A White Bear | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:01 PM
12, Natto can be really yummy. You just have to, uh, suppress the smell. I read once that natto makes for excellent unchi-kun!
Posted by A White Bear | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:03 PM
I thought natto only came in little tubes. The better to contain its delightful marshmallowy strands of fetid goodness. I'm all for trying new things but I've never been able to get a spoonful of the stuff down, despite my Japanese friends swearing how great it was.
Posted by moira | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:16 PM
I'm voting for cuisine that provides sensations, which means spicy and slimy: Chinese Full!
Posted by Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:16 PM
14: "The entire experience is difficult to describe, but if you can remember back to the very first time you made out with a hobo's ass, it's a lot like that."
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:51 PM
I'd probably go for the Western or Muslim diets. Chinese, possibly, but I'm guessing the black fungus would bring back memories of the kinds of foods my relatives make that I never enjoyed eating as a kid and have avoided since.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 06-12-06 10:55 PM
I don't think much to the wine list.
Posted by dsquared | Link to this comment | 06-13-06 12:27 AM
Tofu & tomato? The chinese would ok if it was Sichuan, but otherwise, blandoid city. Muslim all the way.
ash
['Osama Osama Baloney.']
Posted by ash | Link to this comment | 06-13-06 1:00 AM
I knew I could count on you, dsquared!
Posted by alameida | Link to this comment | 06-13-06 3:59 AM
muslim all the way! mmm, mutton.
Posted by mcmc | Link to this comment | 06-13-06 8:53 AM